Ontario reports 20 more COVID-19 deaths, 722 people in hospital
Ontario reported 20 net new COVID-19 deaths on Saturday along with 722 people hospitalized with the virus.
The Ministry of Health says 16 of the deaths reported today occurred in the last month and four deaths occurred more than one month ago.
On Friday, the ministry began a new method of reporting COVID-19 deaths by providing the “fatality type” including whether COVID was the underlying cause of death, contributed to the death, or if the cause of death is unknown or missing from provincial data.
232 people are in ICU with #COVID19. 77% of patients admitted to the ICU were admitted for COVID-19 and 23% were admitted for other reasons but have tested positive for COVID-19.
There are 2,015 new cases of COVID-19.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) March 12, 2022
‘They aren’t medical experts:’ Premier Ford warns boards not to maintain mask mandate in schools
Premier Doug Ford is discouraging school boards from seeking extensions to the lifting of the mask mandate later this month, telling reporters that trustees “aren’t medical experts” and should simply follow the advice of Ontario’s top health official.
Trustees with both the Toronto District School Board and the Toronto Catholic District School Board have formally asked that the scheduled lifting of the mandate in schools on March 21 be put on hold for an indeterminate period of time amid concerns about the potential spread of COVID-19 as students return from March Break.
